Laurent Ach

Laurent Ach has a diverse work experience in various roles and companies. Laurent is currently working as the CTO at Qwant since 2022. Before that, they worked at Rakuten from 2013 to 2021, where they were the Director of Rakuten Institute of Technology in Paris. Laurent also served as a Visiting Lecturer at Institut Léonard de Vinci in 2019 and 2020. Additionally, they were a member of the Scientific Evaluation Committee in Interactions, Robotics, and Artificial Intelligence at the French National Research Agency from 2017 to 2018, and in Interactions and Robotics from 2016 to 2017. Laurent held the position of CTO at Rakuten France from 2016 to 2018. Laurent began their career at Thales as an Engineer, Software Developer, and Project Manager from 1990 to 2000. Laurent also worked as the Manager of Compliance Processes at Sagem Mobiles, Director of 3D Technologies at Visiospace, and CTO at Living Actor, leading R&D teams and managing research projects. Overall, Laurent Ach has a strong background in technology, research, and leadership roles.

Laurent Ach completed their Bachelor of Science degree from Lycée Saint Louis from 1984 to 1987. Laurent then pursued an Engineer's degree in Engineering and Computer Science from Ecole centrale de Lyon from 1987 to 1990.